But as New York Times critic A.O. Scott says, “It’s the job of art to free our minds, and the task of criticism to figure out ...

Ahead of Azerbaijan's National Press Day, representatives of the country's media temporarily traded their microphones and ...

Nihal Sarin shares his journey of self-expression and risk-taking in chess, reflecting on recent successes and upcoming ...

But this past week a conference room on the second floor of the Hampton by Hilton Hotel on West Bar Green has played host to a contest dubbed the "strongest ever chess match" to take place in the city ...

For many avid Free Press readers, a favourite morsel is the biweekly chess segment authored by Cecil Rosner. While many, ...

The Washington Square Park in New York sees chess hustlers dare passersby to a game under leafy canopies, earning as much as ...

One of the world's strongest women's super-tournaments returns to Saint Louis this summer as the 2026 Cairns Cup welcomes 10 of the world's top women chess players to compete for a $250,000 prize fund ...

As the chess boom takes hold, getting official recognition as a sport will unlock funding, says the Irish Chess Union ...

A former world chess champion has been sidelined from the game's top stage. Vladimir Kramnik, who held the world title from ...

Calling all future-grandmasters, the Princeton Public Library Chess Club is gearing up to host its 4th annual chess ...

In one of the most dramatic finishes in Grand Chess Tour (GCT) history and the first ever to be decided by an Armageddon ...

A Russian grandmaster has been banned from world chess championships for at least a year over his cheating allegations ...